The Mountaineering Council of Scotland

© A Millennium celebration by the MCofS

The chosen climbs for our celebration are listed below. Routes marked in blue are available to choose, those marked in red have already been taken. Once you have chosen routes you fancy, please print and complete the registration form and forward it to the MCofS office.

YEAR CLIMB CRAG or MOUNTAIN GRADE 1st ASCENTIONISTS
or 1st free ascentionists		 GUIDE
1810 Dee Waterfall Braeriach Moderate Keith & Warren The Cairngorms Vol 2 P195
1836 Tourist Route Sgurr nan Gillean, Skye Easy Prof. J D Forbes & D MacIntyre Skye & the Hebrides Vol 2, P48
1868 Ossian's Ladder North Face Aonach Dubh Diff N Marquis Glen Coe P196
1873 Nicholson Chimney Skye Diff A Nicholson & Party Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P54
1880 Pinnacle Ridge Sgurr nan Gillean, Skye Diff C & L Pilkington Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P50
1887 North Ridge Sgurr Sgumain Moderate C & L Pilkington Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P114
1889 Witche's Step Ceum na Caillich, Arran Diff T S Campbell & N R Winter Arran & Arrochar P132
1891 Upper Conecting Ridge A'Chioch, Beinn Bhan Moderate L W Hinxman Northern Highlands Vol 1 P82
1892 Tower Ridge Ben Nevis Diff Hopkinson Family Ben Nevis P116
1894 Bells Groove North Face Cir Mhor VD J H Bell & E W Green Arran & Arrochar P119
1895 Waterpipe Gully Sgurr an Fheadain VS J Kelsall & A W Hallitt Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P66
1896 Naismith's Route Clac Ghlas Diff W W Naismith & J A Parker Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P243
1897 Brown's Climb Sgurr a'Mhadaidh Diff W Brown & Party Skye & the Hebrides P213
1898 Oblique Crack Ben An VD H Raeburn Lowland Outcrops P102
1899 The West Climb Beinn a Mhuinidh Severe G T Glover & W Inglis Clark Northern Highlands Vol 1 P208
1900 Crowberry Ridge Buachaille Etive Mor Severe GD & A P Abraham Glen Coe P81
1901 Cairngorm Club Crack Clachnaben Severe W Garden North East Outcrops P271
1902 Great Buttress Salisbury Crags, Hollyrood Diff W Morrison, W Newbiggin & L Biquet Lowland Outcrops P246
1903 D Gully Buttress Buachaille Etive Mor Severe W Newbiggin et al Glen Coe P68
1904 Pygmy Ridge Coire an t-Sneachda Moderate H Raeburn, W A Gordon, G H Almond & A Roth The Cairngorms Vol 1 P35
1905 East Rib Buachaille Etive Mor Diff W Newbiggin, Morrison & Burns Glen Coe P87
1906 West Buttress Stac Pollaidh Diff Inglis Clark family & C Walker Northern Highlands Vol 2 P150
1907 East Buttress Ordinary rt. Beinn Eighe Diff G B Gibbs, E Backhouse & W A Mounsey Northern Highlands Vol 1 P160
1908 Black Spout Buttress Lochnagar Diff T E Goodeve, W N Ling & H Raeburn The Cairngorns Vol 2 P67
1909 Median Sron na Ciche Skye VD E W Steeple & H Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P159
1910 Original Route Beinn Airigh Charr Diff G T Glover W N Ling H Walker & R Corry Northern Highlands Vol 1 P245
1911 Cuillin Ridge Skye VD L Shadbolt & A MacLaren Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P29
1912 Crack Climb Stob Coire nam Beithe Diff J H Hirst & RE Workman Glen Coe P260
1913 Eastern Gully Sron na Ciche, Skye H Severe E W Steeple & G Barlow Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P137
1914 North Gully Sgurr a'Mhadaidh, Skye Moderate H Bishop ,H P Cairn & C D Yeomans Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P68
1915 B Gully Buttress Coire Fee, Glen Clova Moderate H Raeburn, W Gaibraith & W A Reid The Cairngorms Vol 2 P142
1916          
1917          
1918 Crack of Doom Sron na Ciche, Skye VS D R Pye & L G Shadbolt Skye & theHebrides Vol 1 P150
1919 Cioch West Sron na Ciche, Skye Severe C F Holland, H R Carr & D E Pilley Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P142
1920 Crypt Route Church Door Buttress, Glen Coe VD R Morley M Wood, J Wilding & A S Piggot Glen Coe P250
1921 Garricks Route Creag Tharsuinn VD J A Garrick & D Biggar Arran Arrochar 1997 P200
1922 Central Buttress (Piggots) Bein Eighe Severe A S Piggot & M Wood Northern Highlands Vol 1 P169
1923          
1924 Terrace West Buttress Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh Skye Diff E W Steeple & G Barlow Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P208
1925 Falklands Gully Sgurr Sgumain, Skye H Severe   Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P114
1926 Crumbling Cranny Lochnagar Easy G R Symmers & F King The Cairngorms Vol 2 P65
1927 West Face Direct Knights Peak, Skye Severe F W Giveen, C H Cooper & Summers Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P52
1928 Central Buttress Lochnagar Moderate G R Symmers & N Bruce The Cairngorms Vol 1 P29
1929 North Face Route Buachaille Etive Mor VD J H B Bell & A Harrison Glen Coe P56
1930 The Last Eighty Ben An Severe J B Nimlin Lowland Outcrops P104
1931 The Chasm Direct Finish Buachaille Etive Mor VS I G Jack & J G Robinson Glen Coe P48
1932 The Pinnacle Face Aonach Dubh VD J H B Bell & C M Allan Glen Coe P211
1933 Cumming Crofton Route Garbh Choire, Beinn a'Bhuird Severe M S Cumming & J W Crofton The Cairngorms Vol 1 P184
1934 Right Angled Groove North Peak, The Cobbler VS J B Nimlin Arran & Arrochar P251
1935 South Ridge Original rt Cir Mhor, Arran VS J A Ramsay & Party Arran & Arrochar P81
1936 Agags Groove Buachaille Etive Mor VD J F Hamilton, A Anderson & A C D Small Glen Coe P71
1937 Ardgarten Wall South Peak, The Cobbler VS J B Nimlin J Wynne, W Neilson & R Goldie Arran & Arrochar P232
1938 Clachaig Gully Aonach Eagach, Glen Coe Severe W H Murray, A MacAlpine, J Dunn & Marskell Glen Coe P272
1939 Red Slab Buachaille Etive Mor VS H I Ogilvy & E Speakman Glen Coe P73
1940 The Long Climb Ben Nevis VS J H B Bell & J D B Wilson Ben Nevis P82
1941 Eagle Ridge Lochnagar VS J H B BeIl & N Forsyth TheCairngorms Vol 2 P
1942 West Wall Route Coire Bhrochain, Braeriach Severe A Tewnion, W T Hendry & G Lumsden The Cairngorms Vol 1 P207
1943 Caliban's Creep Cir Mhor, Arran VD G C Curtis & G H Townend Arran & Arrochar P70
1944 1944 Route / The Slab Climb South Trident Buttress, Ben Nevis Severe P B Kellet Ben Nevis P156
1945 Savage Slit Coire an Lochain Severe R B Frere & J D Walker The Cairngorms Vol 1 P61
1946 Crows Nest Crack East Face, North Buttress, Buachaille Etive Mor VS J Cunningham & A H Henson Glen Coe P89
1947 Archer Ridge Aonach Dubh VD W H Murray & D B Mclntyre Glen Coe P184
1948 Crystal Ridge Coire Sputan Dearg Diff R Still & E G Lawrence The Cairngorms Vol 1 P145
1949 Punster's Crack North Peak, The Cobbler Severe J Cunningham & W Smith Arran & Arrochar P248
1950 Pine Wall Glen Nevis H Severe J Ness & A Burgon Highland Outcrops P56
1951 Wisdom Buttress Beinn Lair VD J Smith, A Hood & J S Orr Northern Highlands Vol 1 P254
1952 Great Ridge, Direct Start Garbh Bheinn VD D D Stewart & D N Mill Glen Coe P329
1953 Squareface Garbh Choire, Beinn a'Bhuird VD T W Patey & J M Taylor The Cairngorms Vol 2 P176
1954 Spartan Slab Trilleachan Slabs VS E Langmuir, M J O'Hara & J A Mallinson Glen Coe P291
1955 Crevasse Route Carn Etchachan Severe T W Patey ,M Smith & M Duguid The Cairngorms Vol 1 P71
1956 Centurion Carn Dearg, Ben Nevis HVS D D Whillans & R O Downes Ben Nevis P
1957 Fionn Buttress Carnmore VS M J O'Hara & W D Blackwood Northern Highlands Vol 1 P270
1958 Hellfire Corner Hell's Lum Crag VS G Annand & R H Sellers The Cairngorms Vol 1 P112
1959 Shibboleth (True Finish) Buachaille Etive Mor E2 R Smith & J McLean Glen Coe P98
1960 The Pause Trilleachan Slabs HVS J R Marshall, G J Ritchie & G Tiso Glen Coe P292
1961 The Big Top E Buttress, Aonach Dubh E1 R Smith & J Gardner Glen Coe P295
1962 Torro Carn Dearg ,Ben Nevis E2 J McLean, W Smith & W Gordon Ben Nevis P181
1963 Jug Rib Alladale Wall, An Socach Severe W D Fraser & P N L Tranter Northern Highlands Vol 2 P119
1964 Inbred Creag Dubh HVS D Haston & T Goodin Highland Outcrops P213
1965 The Asp Coir' a'Ghrunda, Skye E2 J McLean & Party Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P172
1966 The Old Man of Hoy Hoy E1 R Baillie, C Bonington & T W Patey Northern Highlands Vol 2 P331
1967 Ardverikie Wall Binnien Shuas Severe G N Hunter & D F Lang Highland Outcrops P 235
1968 Steeple The Shelterstone Crag E2 K Spence, M Watson & J Porteous The Cairngorms Vol 1 P95
1969 Black Mamba Creag an Dubh Loch VS A Fife & J Grieve The Cairngorms Vol 2 P100
1970 King Kong Carn Dearg, Ben Nevis E2 I Nicholson & N Muir Ben Nevis P183
1971 Vertigo Bonaid Donn, Beinn a'Hhuinidh HVS J Cunningham & W March Northern Highlands Vol 1 P214
1972 Excalibur Garbh Bheinn VS K V Crocket & C Stead Glen Coe P328
1973 Groovin' High Beinn Eighe E1 R Archibald, J Ingham & G Strange Northern Highlands Vol 2 P147
1974 The Bug Creag Mhor Thollaidh E2 P Botterill & J Lamb Northern Highlands Vol 1 P238
1975 Route II Diabaig HVS J A Austin & E Grindley Northern Highlands Vol 1 P193
1976 Black Spout Wall Lochnagar E3 D Dinwoodie & R A Smith The Cairngorms Vol 2 P62
1977 Stairway to Heaven Bla Bheinn, Skye E5 M Fowler & P Thomas Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P236
1978 Agony Trilleachan Slabs E2 B Duff & W Todd {free) Glen Coe P296
1979 Freakout Aonach Dubh E4 D Mullin & J Melrose {free) Glen Coe P169
1980 The Risk Business Creag a'Bhancair E5 P Whillance & R Parker / I P Botterill Glen Coe P123
1981 The Big Lick Creag Dubh Dhibidil E3 M Fowler & A Mayers Skye & the Hebrides Vol 2 P23
1982 Millennium Fionaven E2 A Livesy & P Nunn Northern Highlands Vol2 P258
1983 Requiem Dumbarton Rock E7 D Cuthbertson Lowland Outcrops P31
1984 Cannibal Creag an Dubh Loch E6 M Hamilton & Rab Anderson The Cairngorms Vol 2 P111
1985 Abraxas Cioch na-h-Oighe, Arran E4 C Macadam & S Steer (Free) Arran & Arrochar P109
1986 Marlene Upper Cave Crag, Dunkeld 7b+ D Cuthbertson Highland Outcrops P296
1987 The Scoop Sron Ulladale E6 J Dawes & P Pritchard Skye & the Hebrides Vol 2 P37
1988 Expecting To Fly Stac Pollaidh E4 T Prentice Northern Highlands Vol 2 P155
1989 Burning Desire Ardmair E5 R Mansfield & A Cunningham Northern Highlands Vol 2 P140
1990 Aphrodite Shelterstone Crag E7 R Campbell & A Moses The Cairngorms Vol 1 P88
1991 Mucklehouse Wall Rora Head, Isle of Hoy E5 D Turnbull & A Donson Northern Highlands Vol 2 P337
1992 Cyclonic Westerly / Force 10 Beinn Eighe E3 A Nisbet & G Ollerhead Northern Highlands Vol 2 P172 & 360
1993 Monkey Man Sheigra E3 A Cunningham & A Fife SMC Journal 1994 P473
1994 Bengal Lancer Carn Liath, Skye E2 M Hudson & A Holden Skye & the Hebrides Vol 1 P292
1995 The Existentialist Lochnagar E6 W Moir & P Allen The Cairngorms Vol 2 P59
1996 Prophesy of Drowning Isle of Pabbay E2 K Howett & G E Little Skye & the Hebrides Vol 2 P149
1997 The Origin of the Species Creag an Dubh Loch E6 P Thorburn & G Latter SMC Journal 1998 P636
1998 Tales of the Old Days Creag Ghlas, Strath Conan E5 R McAllistair, D McGimpsey, M Harrison SMC Journal 1999
1999 ? ? ? ? ? ?        

list updated 24th September 2003

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